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  • TCS ties up with Twitter India for election app

    TCS ties up with Twitter India for election app

    MUMBAI: Arguably the country’s largest software services firm Tata Consultancy Services has tied up with social media giant Twitter to launch an app, iElect, to help users gain social insights into the ongoing Lok Sabha polls.

    “The TCS iElect app is a completely new way to observe, analyse and participate in the social conversations around the world’s largest general elections,” TCS said in a statement.

    The app harnesses the power of social media, big data, analytics and mobility to make sense of what seems to be a complex web of conversations, it added.

    “TCS iElect will be new and engaging for them to participate through the entire process with its gamified and interactive features,” TCS VP and head corporate communication Pradipta Bagchi said.

    Users of iElect app will have access to insights and trends on a real-time basis. Plans are afoot to launch an iOS version as well.

    “iElect makes real time Twitter data and analytics around key political events and content accessible to every Indian. The app has opened up a unique engagement opportunity with Twitter content for our users,” Twitter India market director Rishi Jaitly added.

    More that 814 million voters, including over 23 million in the age group of 18-19 years, are exercising their franchise in the world’s largest democracy where polls are being held in nine phases up to 12 May.

    India has the third-largest number of internet users at more than 238 million, with a majority of them youth. This includes over a 100 million people active on social media platforms including Facebook and Twitter.

    According to a study by IRIS Knowledge Foundation and the Internet and Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), there are 160 high-impact constituencies in India out of the total 543, which are likely to be influenced by social media during the general elections.

  • Exit Polls, Opinion Polls banned on eve of first phase of LS and assembly elections

    Exit Polls, Opinion Polls banned on eve of first phase of LS and assembly elections

    NEW DELHI: With the first phase of Lok Sabha polling on 7 April, the Election Commission has banned the publication and dissemination of exit polls of any kind from that day to 12 May when the last phase of polling ends.

    The Commission said the ban or “restriction” on exit polls will also be applicable for elections to Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh assemblies which are being held along with Lok Sabha polls.

     

    The exit polls will be banned from 7 am on 7 April when polling in the first phase starts till 6.30 PM on 12 May when the polling in the ninth and last phase ends.

     

    Using its powers under the Representation of the People Act, an EC notification said, “Conducting any exit poll and publishing or publicising by means of the print or electronic media or dissemination in any manner, whatsoever, the result of any exit poll….shall be prohibited.”

     

    The Commission has also banned the publication of results of any opinion polls, 48 hours before polling in respective areas under the existing law.
    The poll panel had proposed that there should be a prohibition on publication and broadcast of the results of opinion polls starting from the date of notification of elections till the completion of the last phase of polls to Lok Sabha and state assemblies.  

     

  • ABP news Nielson opinion poll- Kaun Banega Pradhanmantri

    ABP news Nielson opinion poll- Kaun Banega Pradhanmantri

    MUMBAI: BJP set to emerge as the single-largest party with the highest-ever score of 210 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls; Congress to hit the lowest-ever mark with 81 seats: ABP News-Nielsen National Opinion Poll.

    BJP likely to emerge as the largest party with around 210 seats in General Elections in 2014, predicts the opinion poll conducted by ABP News-Nielsen across the nation. Congress likely to suffer a major setback with lowest-ever figure of 81 seats in the 543-seat House. Kejriwal’s AAP predicted to get around 11 seats.

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, NDA predicted to form the government at the Centre with an overall 226 seats.

    Narendra Modi most preferred PM, widens lead over Rahul Gandhi with 53%

    As per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, Narendra Modi seems to be the clear choice of people for the position of Prime Minister of India, with 53 per cent respondents voting for him. Rahul Gandhi is the choice of 15% respondents. Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal gets a nod from 5 per cent.

     47% respondents do not think that snoopgate allegations against Modi are true

    As per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, majority (47%) of respondents do not think that the allegations leveled against Narendra Modi regarding illegal surveillance of a young woman are true. 36 per cent respondents feel that the Central government’s decision to probe the snoopgate is not right.

    61% do not want to give another chance to UPA government

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, there is an anti-incumbent mood with majority (61%) saying that the UPA government should not get another chance. As per the opinion poll conducted across the nation, 43% respondents have rated UPA government performance as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’ with a mean score of 2.69.

     According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, at an overall level, half (52%) of the respondents feel that previous NDA government was better than the present UPA government at the Centre. As per the national opinion poll, 38% respondents have rated PM Manmohan Singh’s performance as ‘poor’ or ‘very poor’, and he has a mean score of 2.85.

    BJP-led NDA will form the government at the Centre in 2014

    As per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, if elections were held now, at an overall level, half (52%) respondents feel that BJP-led NDA will form the government at the Centre in 2014.

    Price control main reason for voting in 2014 LS polls

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, BJP is more associated with an image of a party which can reduce Inflation.

    AAP gets awareness but 49 per cent not to vote for the party

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, little less than two-third (63%) of respondents at an overall level are aware of Aam Aadmi Party. In Delhi almost all (99%) are aware of AAP as expected. But at the same time, 49% respondents saying that they will not vote for AAP. Majority of the respondents feel that it is good to replicate Gujarat development model to other States

    Only 10% welcome RTI, RTE, RTF as right s in UPA tenure

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, only 10 per cent respondents welcomed the right to education, right to information, right to food has become rights, in UPA tenure. 33 per cent feel that these are political gimmicks to woo people.

     

    According to the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, 58% of the respondents in Gujarat feel that it is good to replicate Gujarat development model to other States.

    In Maharashtra, as per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, 61% respondents feel that Raj Thackrey should get into an alliance with Shivsena and BJP.

    In Uttar Pradesh, as per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, Majority (51%) has rated overall performance of Akhilesh Yadav as ‘slightly poor’/’very poor’, and his mean score is 2.43 which is below average. 42% respondents feel that BJP has benefitted the most from the Muzzarfarnagar riots.

    In Bihar, as per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, according to 72 per cent respondents in Bihar feel that Nitish Kumar committed mistake by snapping ties with BJP.

    In West Bengal, as per the ABP News-Nielsen national opinion poll, almost half (49%) of the respondents surveyed in the state feel that Narendra Modi’s image will help BJP to gain more votes in West Bengal in 2014 general elections.

    The opinion poll was conducted by ABP News-Nielsen across the nation between 28th December, 2013 to 12th January, 2014 with 64,006 respondents. The confidence interval (margin of error) assumed for vote share prediction lies in the ranges of 5%.

  • ABP NEWS NIELSEN POLL- AAP likely to impact Congress the most in Lok Sabha polls.

    ABP NEWS NIELSEN POLL- AAP likely to impact Congress the most in Lok Sabha polls.

    MUMBAI: ABP News- Nielsen Snap Poll in Delhi-NCR & Mumbai: Arvind Kejriwal’s AAP likely to impact congress the most and other parties to a lesser extent in the Lok Sabha polls, predicts the Snap poll conducted by ABP News-Nielsen in Delhi and Mumbai.

     

    According to the Snap poll, In Mumbai and Thane, INC+NCP likely to get around 3 seats in 2014 general elections as compared to 8 seates in 2009. BJP+SHS predicted to get 6 as compared to the single seat in 2009 while AAP likely to bag only one seat.

     

    AAP predicted to sweep Delhi, to wipe off Congress: As per the ABP News- Nielsen Snap Poll in Delhi-NCR & Mumbai, in Delhi, Kejriwal’s AAP likely to wipe away INC, to get 6 seats. Congress might not get a single seat as compared to slean sweep of all 7 seats in 2009 polls.

     

    Modi scores over Kejriwal as the most preferred PM candidate: As per the ABP News- Nielsen Snap Poll in Delhi-NCR & Mumbai, the appeal of Arvind Kejriwal seems restricted to Delhi as BJP’s Narendra Modi leads in Mumbai and NCR with an overall votes of 48 per cent. Congress scion Rahul Gandhi stands third in the race for PM with an overall 16 per cent votes.

     

    BJP likely to hold its seats in NCR (Haryana): According to the ABP News- Nielsen Snap Poll in Delhi-NCR & Mumbai, BJP predicted to get 2 seats in NCR (Haryana- Gurgaon and Faridabad). BJP likely to hold its seats or gain, barring in Delhi. Congress predicted to lose both with around 12 per cent vote share as compared to the vote share of over 38 per cent in 2009.

     

    AAP predicted to win Ghaziabad, dent BSP: As per the ABP News- Nielsen Snap Poll in Delhi-NCR & Mumbai, in NCR (Uttar Pradesh- Ghaziabad and Gautam Budha Nagar, AAP and BJP likely to get one each in 2014. AAP likely to dent BSP which got a seat in 2009. As per the Snap polls, AAP could win in Ghaziabad.

     

    The Field work for the ABP News-Nielsen Snap poll was done in the 21 Parliamentary constituencies in Delhi, NCR and Mumbai region between 10th-12th January, 2014 with 2585 respondents.